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The Democrats make a welcome opening move. It is nice to know that our millionaire president was made to understand that a gross income of $250,000 for a family is not rich.

As the Democrats work themselves up the ladder, the GOP should stay committed to making the Bush tax cuts permanent. This will pave the way for an eventual compromise of of permanence for at least two years.

That will kick the fight over on whom to raise them down the road until after we have had time to asses the impact the renewed tax cuts have had on the economy.

As the Democrats wrestle with their base on this one, the GOP should start offering up spending cuts. Here the compromise will be across the board.

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